KB Home KBH shares declined in the extended session Wednesday after the home builder topped Wall Street estimates for earnings but not for revenue. KB Home shares declined 3.6% after hours, following a 0.1% rise in the regular session to close at $43.40. The company reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $97.5 million, or $1.02 a share, compared with $59.7 million, or 63 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue rose to $1.14 billion from $1.08 billion in the year-ago quarter. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast 92 cents a share on revenue of $1.21 billion.
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